In 16th Century Japan, after centuries of rule, the central government has lost control, plunging the country into a bloody civil war. As warlords seek power and territory, a lone samurai takes a stand against the chaos. But the price of peace will be blood and fire!
HOUSTON, TX -- Centuries ago the Gods were cast out of the heavens and forced to live for an eternity on Earth. Ensconced in the nightlife of 1980s Manhattan, the pantheons have fallen into warring crime families, controlling mankind with illicit dreams and substances. A mid the neon lights and glistening streets something has begun hunting the gods and inter-family war is sure to break out, and sure to spill into the mortal realm, unless private eye Casper Clay can find the hunter and stop him for good. This spring the Gods are real but they are not good ... they are Fallen.
Coleman Cooper just wants to get his family to their new homestead, but a blizzard has other ideas stranding him and his family outside of the infamous Lead City. Lead City, where once a year the worst gunslinger's in the Wild West arrive to battle each other for fame and fortune. Lead City is a classic western coming this spring from Red 5 Comics.
What do Moby Dick, Charles Dickens, the Invisible Man and the works of Shakespeare have in common? Nothing, unless you are the Fictionauts. Then they are your playground, dipping in and out of the world's greatest stories and protecting them against metatextual villainy in the new series from Red 5 Comics.
New York City of the near future is the world's greatest melting pot where European expats live next to Latinos who live next to African-Americans who live next to émigré's from around the world who live next to vikings and cavemen and Roman citizens. These refugees from the worst disasters in human history have been rescued and given a new home, and now someone has to police them and keep all the different cultures from fighting one another. That's the job of Detective Connie Liu and she does it well. When a group of samurai are found murdered most the police chalk it up to regular clan fighting, but Connie suspects someone has is targeting the refugees. Finding out who and why will mean finding the answer to the question that has plagued the world since the time refugees appeared ... what is the Verge?
Queen of Cosmos Comix creator Willy Mendes and her psychedelic autobiographical tale are highlighted in the Fall/Winter 2020 issue of the International Journal of Comic Art.
